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The Sinistrals, four evil masters of Doom, arrived on their floating island 100 years ago, bringing with them chaos and disorder. After a long quest, Maxim and his companions attack the Sinistrals, and vanquish the evil. The island falls into the sea...

100 years pass, and a small boy and his friend, Lufia, are about to embark on an adventure that must be played to believe, for the Sinistrals have returned. And are they mad!

Welcome to the world of Lufia & The Fortress of Doom, a role-playing adventure where you will decide the fate of the world. You, Lufia, and two other friends must embark on a perilous journey to stop the evil Sinistrals before they can take over the world.

Featuring one of the largest worlds available on the Super NES, and imaginative storyline, Lufia & The Fortress of Doom is sure to keep you up nights.

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This is more or less your typical save-the-world RPG, with a bit of a romance theme mixed in on the side between the protaganist and Lufia. Early on in the game, the two promise they'll "never leave" eachother, and a bit after that, a woman who knows Artea tells Lufia that her support towards him is "more important than any sword or armor!"
The random battles can get annoying, but that's easily solved by carrying around Sweet Water that more or less stops all encounters for roughly a minute. On the other hand, if you want to level up your characters fast (for example, if you're in a dungeon next to an HP/MP restore point) you can use a Foul Water to get into an encounter every step you take for roughly ten steps.
The translation is pretty good, and there are only a couple of errors here and there. The dialog is also not too bad, and while it is a bit predictable, it fits all the characters well and each has their share of funny little scenes.
The graphics look dated for an SNES RPG, but the few frames of animation that each character has are good enough to not make you feel like you're missing anything, and the spell effects are actually very good.
Sound is above average, and actually not annoying. Boss battles and normal encounters are catchy and even shops have their own little jingle when you visit them.
Anyway, while Lufia II is graphically better than this game, it doesn't stop me from loving this game. I've beat it once already probably five years ago and I'm going on a second play-through now!
(Oh, and the ending song is actually sad-sounding and fitting for some of the last scenes, but the very last part of the ending doesn't dissapoint for this romance/save-the-world RPG!)Read full review

Lufia was one of those 16 bit RPG classics that few played during its release but like a good book, word of mouth spread and Lufia fandom has persisted for nearly 20 years with the most recent Lufia video game having been released in 2010.
Lufia and the Fortress of Doom was the first Lufia game and was later succeeded by a prequel, Lufia 2: rise of the Sinistrals. The first Lufia game had an expansive story, a simplistic yet engaging battle system, and puzzles to solve throughout the game that would progress the story. The music heard throughout the Lufia series has also attracted fans to the games. There have also been several handheld titles released since the original SNES games.

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom is one of the first adventure quest games for home play. In it's day the graphics were extraordinary. I can still remember the excitement I felt as a teenager when I first opened the box. I wasn't disappointed then, nor am I now by the in-depth, yet straightforward nature of the game. I might be wrong, but I think the Final Fantasy series was directly influenced by Lufia. Even the little tune you hear after winning a battle sounds almost identical. True, the dialog can be cheesy at times, but it was aimed at kids, right? Nonetheless, I find myself playing it now nearly as much as I did then. If you like nostalgia and loved Final Fantasy, then you'll fall in love with Lufia. Rolling your eyes? Don't believe me? Well then go buy yourself a copy and play it for a week. You won't be sorry.Read full review

If you're considering trying a RPG game, Lufia is great to start with in my opinion. It's text commando based so it's like for example Final Fantasy. I started of with Secret of Mana and wanted to move on to something else after going through that, but I didn't feel like starting on something as big as Final Fantasy or Chrono Trigger etc.. I was then advised to try Lufia as a beginning so that I could get to know the basics of RPG games. The game was great for that and it helped me to understand the other games a little better. I can only recommend this game to anyone who likes RPG games. The story is great, the music is lovely and the characters are fun.

What I liked about this Lufia title (other than briefly playing Rise of the Sinistrals, I wouldn't say I have a good or complete knowledge of the series as a whole)was that its basically an old-school rpg for the SNES. If you like 2d graphics and care more about gameplay than stimulating visuals, than this might be a role-playing experience you won't want to miss. For me it was distracting when during or at the beginning of a random battle the view of the characters on the screen didn't really change at all. The only block-building annoyance after that was that the stat-increase of each character while remaining class specific was altogether random. If your character is about to gain a level, save first-- then pass it. Do this until you are satisfied with the level gain. It is time consuming (or can be) but its well worth it. Unlike most other rpgs that I have played, progessing the story line was a strong motivation for a sense of having fun while playing this game. I wouldn't strongly reccomend this particular title for someone just discovering the genre. But if your wanting to get back to your roots, perhaps this is the game for you.Read full review